Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Free State (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1882
3253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 282
1879
3243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 265
1827
3170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 163
1308
2273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
434
744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
433
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
429
721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
26
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
18
30 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
18
30 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 18
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Free State
18 Genera with 30 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytonopsis Godman, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1857 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1791 | Alligator bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1857 | Rangers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1873 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Steropes Steven, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Free State
30 Species and 5 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Atrytonopsis vierecki Skinner, 1902 | Four-Corners Dusted Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Fulgora coccinea (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Poiocera coccinea Olivier, 1791 | | Fulgora limbata (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Euconomelus lepidus Boheman, 1847 | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella malgacha Boisduval, 1833 | Grassveld Sylph | | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Steropes malgacha (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Free State | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Hesperiidae at artfakta.se
Hesperiidae at dyntaxa.se
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